"Keep me under close watch?" Bai Qinchen scoffed at that. "What? Is he planning to bring his bedding over and sleep beside me? That old rascal Evil would be the first to object."
"You guessed right. Evil nearly fell out with him on the spot." Kindness picked up the conversation, still unable to suppress her amusement as she recalled the scene in the hall. "Evil left Tang San utterly speechless. And guess what happened next?"
She deliberately kept him in suspense, leaning forward slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Bai Qinchen as her orchid-sweet breath escaped her lips. "Tang San certainly thinks quickly. Seeing that men couldn't get in, he actually proposed having the God Kings' female relatives come help keep watch. He said women were attentive and could conveniently tend to daily needs. He even dressed it up as a way to preserve Evil's dignity."
"Pfft!"
Bai Qinchen nearly dropped the divine fruit he had just brought to his mouth. He stared at Kindness in astonishment, as though he had heard some fantastic tale. "What did you say? Who did Tang San propose sending?"
"The God Kings' female relatives," the God of Life added with a smile.
The air seemed to freeze that instant.
Bai Qinchen blinked, digesting this sudden piece of "terrible news." Then an exceedingly strange yet utterly brilliant gleam gradually rose in his eyes.
"Tang San, oh, Tang San..."
Bai Qinchen tipped back his head and burst into laughter, the sound echoing through the empty Divine Hall. "I've been guarding against his schemes all this time, but who knew he was such an unparalleled saint! How is this sending people to watch me? He clearly thinks my Divine Hall is too deserted and has specially sent me some warmth!"
Watching him flaunt his gains while pretending